As the government focuses on creating innovative solutions to save money, thieves are focused on undermining that progress. Sometimes it's hard to tell which side has the advantage. Identity thieves and others who cheat the government are working on an industrial scale, devising complex scams that include hundreds of accomplices. The Federal government is losing an estimated $300 billion per year to fraud. Thieves target Medicare and Medicaid,...

Leveraging Data as an Enterprise AssetThere is no lack of data in government and the challenges of managing data, how to leverage it and make good organizational decisions about it are increasingly on the minds of government leaders everywhere. Government leaders are continually asking themselves how they can use data efficiently, maximize the value of data, and leverage data on demand to better serve their mission – especially in the ar...

Managing Agile BI for the Enterprise You’re well aware of the benefits of agile—increasing productivity and flexibility, providing faster time to value, and supporting collaborative relationships between users and IT developers. One problem: it’s becoming increasingly complex to marry agile techniques with enterprise databases, and handle complex modeling in an agile environment. Whether you’ve tried agile before or are...

Evolving Your Analytics Infrastructure Analytics is the heartbeat of data warehousing, business intelligence, and analysis. The key to getting value from analytics is a solid analytics infrastructure. In Boston, our instructor-led courses will connect the dots between data warehousing, business intelligence, and analytics, to show you how a solid data architecture builds a robust BI framework that allows for both basic and advanced analytics....

Successes in Enterprise Transformation In any enterprise-wide change initiative, it’s essential to focus on improving the efficiency of your operations while quickly adapting to shifts in mission requirements and technology. Disruptive technologies and policies driving the adoption of cloud, mobile and big data analytics are forcing the Department of Energy and related organizations to rethink the way they operate. Join AFCEA Energy on J...

GTRA Technology Council Meeting - Government IT Security CollaborationJune 22 - 24, 2014The Lansdowne, Leesburg, VA The GTRA Technology Council Meeting brings together an elite group of federal IT leaders who believe in the importance of executive-level collaboration and information exchange to support the transformation of the federal government through IT. Collaborative discussions will focus on the critical issues currently facing the commu...

The 2014 Akamai Government Forum – June 5th in Washington D.C. at the Renaissance Hotel Secure computing is the IT architect of the future. The use of cloud technology is helping to streamline the way agencies operate and reshape the security landscape. Cloud security is accelerating the transformation of agency systems from something to be passively guarded into a suite of capabilities that offer government leaders opportunities to adju...

IDGA’s Data Center Optimization has redefined its scope by addressing not only consolidation, but also other forms of optimization. By attending this event, IT, government and military professionals will have the opportunity to exchange valuable business information, as well as gain valuable insight on how to achieve your own task-specific missions as well as those overarching organizational goals. Addressing consolidation, energy effici...

EMC World 2014 returns to Las Vegas May 5-8 at The Venetian! As data growth explodes, EMC creates the infrastructure that enables you to manage your business and your career. Come to EMC World 2014 to find out what’s next! When you come to EMC World, the fun and bright lights are just the beginning. IT stars, hands-on product demonstrations, hundreds of technical sessions on every nuance of IT life, opportunity to take FREE EMC Proven Pr...

Visual Studio Live! is thrilled to be returning to Chicago - Live Long and Code! This May, developers, software architects and designers will blast off in the windy city for four days of unbiased and cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform. This event is your guide to the WCF, ALM, Web Development, Data Management and Visual Studio universes. Explore hot topics like Web API, jQuery, MongoDB, SQL Server Data Tools and more! Code with ....